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All And Everything => General Discussion => Topic started by: ComicMike on April 12, 2023, 09:14:43 AM
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Al Jaffee died at the age of 102
Allan "Al" Jaffee (March 13, 1921 in Savannah, Georgia as Abraham Jaffee; † April 10, 2023 in New York City) was an American cartoonist best known for his work for MAD magazine gained great notoriety and popularity.
In issue #86 of 1964, Jaffee created his longest-running Mad feature, the Fold-In. In each, a drawing is folded vertically and inward to reveal a new "hidden" picture (as well as a new caption). Originally, Jaffee intended it as a one-shot "cheap" satire of the triple fold-outs that were appearing in glossy magazines such as Playboy, National Geographic, and Life.
WIKIPEDIA > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jaffee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jaffee)
THE NEW YORK TIMES > https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/arts/al-jaffee-dead.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/arts/al-jaffee-dead.html)
BBC NEWS > https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65238630 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65238630)